Analysis Overview
SHA256
126def262910ee46ba3a1210d2c8f71f8348c18f248806abd559ae52d85e584f
Threat Level: Known bad
The file XClient.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Detect Xworm Payload
Xworm
Xworm family
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Checks computer location settings
Deletes itself
Looks up external IP address via web service
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Delays execution with timeout.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-05-26 02:15
Signatures
Detect Xworm Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Xworm family
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-26 02:15
Reported
2024-05-26 02:18
Platform
win7-20240419-en
Max time kernel
119s
Max time network
119s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect Xworm Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Xworm
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | N/A |
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | ip-api.com | N/A | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Delays execution with timeout.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe'
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient.exe'
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9DD5.tmp.bat""
C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
timeout 3
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ip-api.com | udp |
| US | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.telegram.org | udp |
| NL | 149.154.167.220:443 | api.telegram.org | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | non-activists.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.19:63701 | non-activists.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 147.185.221.19:63701 | non-activists.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 147.185.221.19:63701 | non-activists.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
Files
memory/1764-0-0x000007FEF51F3000-0x000007FEF51F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1764-1-0x0000000000F70000-0x0000000000FA2000-memory.dmp
memory/1764-2-0x000007FEF51F0000-0x000007FEF5BDC000-memory.dmp
memory/2644-7-0x0000000002BC0000-0x0000000002C40000-memory.dmp
memory/2644-8-0x000000001B630000-0x000000001B912000-memory.dmp
memory/2644-9-0x0000000001F00000-0x0000000001F08000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms
| MD5 | 95cfe3f84e727693fa11e39b5cde6e85 |
| SHA1 | 914f0ba0643c14bf6a14538372aa760a3ecb0df8 |
| SHA256 | 0eca63c29ccdedfa3ff262987b5b014cd040f6ef7d0be11e3a87a69d40f5d9f1 |
| SHA512 | 29ebd46129d50251596576fbcb8d63a1af2edca1ee1c7f2f51141caa9e5b6b472771dbdf026906776357a623026857166a2b89d5a986f877d25a42e43c9cc5ad |
memory/2532-15-0x000000001B700000-0x000000001B9E2000-memory.dmp
memory/2532-16-0x00000000027E0000-0x00000000027E8000-memory.dmp
memory/1764-17-0x0000000000F60000-0x0000000000F6C000-memory.dmp
memory/1764-18-0x000007FEF51F3000-0x000007FEF51F4000-memory.dmp
memory/1764-19-0x000007FEF51F0000-0x000007FEF5BDC000-memory.dmp
memory/1764-20-0x000000001AE90000-0x000000001AF1E000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp9DD5.tmp.bat
| MD5 | 6ab4ab4d425205316ec2c455a28c804a |
| SHA1 | 65b60ac1ce53cb6d9daaae8fb857e7c13c092757 |
| SHA256 | 70a88ad1f59eebda08db8808634d11adafdd9eb4f19fcfd42898f7a75a9c342d |
| SHA512 | 8ac1245d3d8a488c7fc35a309812bb9b4098c69ddec7df683a8768743586bc2897d83ae42d65cb70d63fd9ed8a8d0b0b78a7faf0b4c3f77628d66029e0d3f46d |
memory/1764-29-0x000007FEF51F0000-0x000007FEF5BDC000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-26 02:15
Reported
2024-05-26 02:18
Platform
win10v2004-20240426-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
152s
Command Line
Signatures
Detect Xworm Payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Xworm
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-711569230-3659488422-571408806-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | ip-api.com | N/A | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 828 wrote to memory of 4136 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 828 wrote to memory of 4136 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 828 wrote to memory of 3928 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 828 wrote to memory of 3928 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe"
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XClient.exe'
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'XClient.exe'
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| NL | 23.62.61.194:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 23.62.61.194:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 194.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 140.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ip-api.com | udp |
| US | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.telegram.org | udp |
| NL | 149.154.167.220:443 | api.telegram.org | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 220.167.154.149.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | non-activists.gl.at.ply.gg | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.19:63701 | non-activists.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 19.221.185.147.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.19:63701 | non-activists.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 147.185.221.19:63701 | non-activists.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 147.185.221.19:63701 | non-activists.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 147.185.221.19:63701 | non-activists.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 23.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 200.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 147.185.221.19:63701 | non-activists.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 147.185.221.19:63701 | non-activists.gl.at.ply.gg | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 92.16.208.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/828-0-0x00007FFAA3CC3000-0x00007FFAA3CC5000-memory.dmp
memory/828-1-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FB2000-memory.dmp
memory/828-2-0x00007FFAA3CC0000-0x00007FFAA4781000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-3-0x00007FFAA3CC0000-0x00007FFAA4781000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-13-0x000001DD1E4F0000-0x000001DD1E512000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_hwhwahmr.qz0.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/4136-14-0x00007FFAA3CC0000-0x00007FFAA4781000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-15-0x00007FFAA3CC0000-0x00007FFAA4781000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-18-0x00007FFAA3CC0000-0x00007FFAA4781000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
| MD5 | d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730 |
| SHA1 | 31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a |
| SHA256 | 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f |
| SHA512 | 8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | 2e907f77659a6601fcc408274894da2e |
| SHA1 | 9f5b72abef1cd7145bf37547cdb1b9254b4efe9d |
| SHA256 | 385da35673330e21ac02545220552fe301fe54dedefbdafc097ac4342a295233 |
| SHA512 | 34fa0fff24f6550f55f828541aaefe5d75c86f8f0842d54b50065e9746f9662bb7209c74c9a9571540b9855bb3851f01db613190024e89b198d485bb5dc07721 |
memory/828-31-0x00007FFAA3CC3000-0x00007FFAA3CC5000-memory.dmp
memory/828-32-0x00007FFAA3CC0000-0x00007FFAA4781000-memory.dmp